Add Translations

This chapter describes how to add translations to enable the use of attributes when different display languages are used.
You can add translations for attribute names and the selectable options for attributes of the Option data type.

Add Translation for an Attribute

This section describes how to add a translation for an attribute.
Proceed as follows to add a translation for an attribute:

1. Open the search function from the role center (ALT+Q).
2. Search for Attributes and click on the corresponding search result.
3. The Attributes list is displayed. In this list you will find all attributes.

   

   Figure: Overview of the configured attributes

4. To add a translation to the attribute, select the attribute in the list and click Translations in the menu bar.
5. Under the Language Code column, enter the code of the language for which you want to enter the translation (for example, DEU for German or ENU for English).
6. Under the Name column, enter the translation for the attribute in the specified language.

You have added a translation for the name of an attribute. If you change the display language, the translation you specified will be used. For attributes of the Option data type, it is also possible to store translations for the selectable option values. For more information about this, see the following section Add translation for an Attribute Value.

Add translation for an Attribute Value

This section describes how to add a translation for an option value of an attribute.
To add a translation for an option value of an attribute, proceed as follows:

1. Open the search function from the role center (ALT+Q).
2. Search for Attributes and click on the corresponding search result.
3. The Attributes list is displayed. In this list you will find all attributes.

   

   Figure: Overview of the configured attributes

4. To store a translation for one or more attribute values, click on the selectable options of the attribute in the list under the Values column.
5. The selectable options for the attribute are displayed. Select the option for which you want to add a translation.
6. Click Actions > Process > Translations in the menu bar.
7. A new list is displayed.

   

   Figure: Add translation

8. Under the Language Code column, enter the code of the language for which you want to enter the translation (for example, DEU for German or ENU for English).
9. Under the Name column, enter the translation for the option value.

You have saved a translation for a selectable value of an option attribute. When you change the display language, the translation is applied to the option name.